Davao vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$293	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$3197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	18
😀 Quality of life	60	85
🏙️ Population	1.85M	216K

The cost of living in Davao is 68% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7528th and 1932nd ($659 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd in the Philippines and New Zealand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 5960th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Wellington

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	Davao	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$13419

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$579
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$579
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$553
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$420
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$575
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$378
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$525
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$578
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$566
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$453
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$641
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$503
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$540
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$488
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$673
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$530
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$729
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$717
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$796
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$738
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$698
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$632
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$606
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$605
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$603
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$630
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$554
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$466
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$547
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$432
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$440
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$835
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$572
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$579
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$437
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$519
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$437
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$634

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865